2023 Best Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$24,902
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Education for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 327,871 education students received their degree, making the major the 4th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 10,018 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,279 and $25,122 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 220 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Education for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Education for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Education for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Education Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Education for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Alexandria Technical & Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Alexandria, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
ATCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Of the 2,549 students enrolled at Alexandria Technical & Community College, 76 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,582. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Education for an Associate list. This small school is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 28 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Minnesota also took the #1 spot in our “Best Education Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 14 of the 3,927 students enrolled at Rasmussen University - Minnesota were GI Bill® students, of which 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,244. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Rasmussen University - Minnesota does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rasmussen University - Minnesota Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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